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    Cancer

    Naked Mole Rats: Models for Cancer and Aging

    Do naked mole rats hold the answers to cancer prevention and aging? Their genes don’t create faulty cells the way ours do. Originally published on massivesci.com Naked mole rats are not winning an animal beauty contest any time soon. Eduard…

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    Cancer

    Is Cancer Prevention a Futile Pursuit?

    We can detect and treat it better than ever, but preventing cancer is still far out of reach. The search for clues has led researchers to study animals who don’t develop cancer at all. Originally published on massivesci.com Doctors and…